"He has instincts that are hard to teach," Marrone said. "He knows how to look people off, how to take control of the game and how to change plays.

"If you had ever met Greg Paulus, you'd understand and I wouldn't get a lot of the questions that I get," Marrone said. "If something can be accomplished, he can do it."

Don't bother watching the video for too long unless you plan on watching Paulus throw the same two passes 11 different times while Joe Schad narrates.

The simple story here is that the Orange have been a joke of an NCAA team since Donovan McNabb was an up-state New Yorker. So is this a crazy move by Marrone? Yes. Will it pay off? I hope so, for Syracuse's sake. Paulus has the raw talent to be solid, and there's no denying his leadership from his days at Duke.

People forget, he could've had his pick of Notre Dame or Miami where, there's a good chance, he might have started.

Fields of Dreams: Collective sighs can be heard all the way from Wilpon Baseball Complex.

After dropping all the way to the sixth round, many thought that Michigan recruit, one of the country's top MLB prospects, Daniel Fields would be around next season to help the Wolverines rebuild the wealth that was their 2008 season.

As for telling Maloney, Fields said it was the hardest part of his decision. And I don't doubt it. Maloney is too nice of a guy to have to break his heart like this.

"That was a very tough call to make," Fields said. "He's definitely the main reason why I chose Michigan. I love him to death."

Quite a shame for the Wolverines who saw senior star Kevin Cislo graduate at 2B, presumably to be replaced by Anthony Toth, leaving a spot open at shortstop. A spot that I'm sure Fields could have locked up.

The Sched: So as I promised, there will be positional previews starting tomorrow. Along with a whole slew of other content, hopefully I can give you as comprehensive of a preview as you'd get about anywhere else.

Here's the tentative schedule for The Diag Football Preview 2009 (of course, it's still possible changes may happen)